Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 177 | 164 | 100 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 143 | 215 | 218 | 245 | 186 | 582 | 2343 | 3594 | 1859 | 2060 | 3446 | 1886 | 1840 | 1659 | 1518 | 2151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:39PM1.81m | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:41AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:57AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 218 | 177 | 99 | 88 | 75 | 77 | 64 | 101 | 215 | 218 | 245 | 186 | 582 | 1118 | 20 | 9 | 432 | 1956 | 1886 | 1840 | 1659 | 1518 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 7 | NNW 5 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 105 | 164 | 100 | 71 | 45 | 73 | 143 | 79 | 54 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 39 | 70 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | 10 | 48 | — | 2343 | 3594 | 1859 | 2060 | 3446 | — | 4 | — | 53 | 2151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 171 | 13 |
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